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That Store-Bought Smoothie Could Have 1,446 Calories

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6 Smoothie Combos That Don't SuckBecause blended Spinach on its own should only be for Popeye

So then. Remembering that there are four basic steps to any smoothie—base, fruits and veg, protein, boost—it's time to personalize your liquid diet based on what kind of guy you are. The following are Blatner's recipes for smoothie beginners of any stripe. Most everything here can be found in an average grocery store; this doesn't require a special trip to the organic locally sourced co-op, nor anything more powerful than a $20 blender from Target.